---
title: "Silver Υ"
description: "Autographa gamma — Insects & spiders. The silver Y (Autographa gamma) is a migratory moth of the family Noctuidae which is named for the silvery Y-shaped mark on each of its forewings."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/silver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Silver Υ

> Autographa gamma — Insects & spiders. The silver Y (Autographa gamma) is a migratory moth of the family Noctuidae which is named for the silvery Y-shaped mark on each of its forewings.

- Scientific name: *Autographa gamma*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 61655
- Wikidata: [Q839039](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q839039)
- iNaturalist taxon: [55651](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/55651)

## Names

- en: Silver Υ
- de: Gammaeule
- es: Plusia Gamma
- fr: Gamma
- nl: Gamma-uil
- pl: Błyszczka jarzynówka

## Countries with the most observations

GB (12277), DE (6637), FR (4586), ES (3328), AT (3159), DK (2947), RU (2827), IT (2477), PL (1677), NL (1651), PT (1490), CZ (1243)

## Summary

The silver Y (Autographa gamma) is a migratory moth of the family Noctuidae which is named for the silvery Y-shaped mark on each of its forewings.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Y

## Photo

![Silver Υ](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/silver/medium.jpg)

Photo: Christian Kahle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/391841245

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/silver?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).